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Equid gammaherpesvirus 2

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Equid gammaherpesvirus 2
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Peploviricota
Class: Herviviricetes
Order: Herpesvirales
Family: Orthoherpesviridae
Genus: Percavirus
Species:
Equid gammaherpesvirus 2
Synonyms
  • Equid herpesvirus 2[1]
  • Equine herpesvirus 2

Equid gammaherpesvirus 2, formerly Equine herpesvirus 2 (EHV-2), is a virus of the family Herpesviridae, originally known as equine cytomegalovirus due to its slow replication in tissue culture. However, complete sequencing of the EHV-2 genome has demonstrated that it is a member of the subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae,[2] in the genus Percavirus.[1] It has an uncertain role in respiratory disease in horses, but EHV-2 has been isolated from cases exhibiting symptoms such as coughing, conjunctivitis, and swollen submaxillary and parotid lymph nodes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ICTV Taxonomy". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. ^ Telford EA, Watson MS, Aird HC, Perry J, Davison AJ (9 June 1995). "The DNA sequence of equine herpesvirus 2". Journal of Molecular Biology. 249 (3): 520–528. doi:10.1006/jmbi.1995.0314. PMID 7783207.
  3. ^ Fenner, Frank J.; Gibbs, E. Paul J.; Murphy, Frederick A.; Rott, Rudolph; Studdert, Michael J.; White, David O. (1993). Veterinary Virology (2nd ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-253056-2.